Book Culture

Do You Like Hardcover Books? Want Some Of Mine?

I have an opportunity to make case hardcover editions of my books available.  Which sounds fantastic…if you like hardcovers! There’s an image of a case hardcover book, above.  They’re the hardcovers that have the cover image printed right onto them, instead of onto a loose cover wrap (and I *hate* those!). Of course, the hardcovers

Do You Like Hardcover Books? Want Some Of Mine? Read More »

What would you do to gain your own PSI talent?

Fantasy is one of the biggest genres in fiction. There’s a lot of theories around for why the huge popularity of the genre and some very heavy hitters have joined the debate, including academics and sociologists. I think there isn’t one simple answer.  I think there are perhaps three or four major, interlocked answers, and

What would you do to gain your own PSI talent? Read More »

Is it Worth The Time, Marrying Ephemerals?

If you’re blessed with long, long life, is it fair to marry/partner with/life bond with a short-lifer? Many of the species and races that populate fantasy and paranormal fiction are long lifers: vampires, of course, plus elves, demons, angels, and even author-invented species.  Most of them can be killed, in usually unpleasant ways, but if

Is it Worth The Time, Marrying Ephemerals? Read More »

Some site changes you might have noticed.

I’ve been reading all the social network posts about the Covid19 lockdowns and social distancing, and the many ways people have discovered or invented to keep themselves occupied. Singing opera on balconies, building Lego cities…there’s been some amazing ideas (here and here for some of them). My own response has been very cliched: When I

Some site changes you might have noticed. Read More »